11-26-2017, 08:52 PM
This is a look at each seasons opponents, their record at the time we played them, score, and that teams final record along with some notes. This is to give a measure of how we are performing against good and bad teams. I have also noted the blowouts (losses by 21+ pts) and close wins (outcome decided by 1 score) that we have suffered since 2014.
2014:
Hampton (0-0) - W 41-28 Finished (3-9) Note: Game was closer than 4 of their FCS losses
NC State (1-0) - L 46-34 Finished (8-5) Note: IMO best game against P5, but still a double digit loss
Eastern Michigan (1-1) - W 17-3 Finished (2-10) Note: Rain and closer than it should have been
Rice (0-2) - W 45-42 Finished (8-5) Note: Good win but not a great win.
MTSU (2-2) - L 41-28 Finished (6-6) Note: Game was 24-7 in the 2nd, to big of a hole.
Marshall (4-0) - L 56-14 Finished (13-1) Note: BLOWOUT #1
UTEP (2-3) - L 42-35 Finished (7-6) Note: Lost against a C-USA team with losing record at the time
WKU (4-3) - L 61-55 Finished (8-5) Note: No defense shootout. Loss
Vanderbilt (2-6) - L 42-28 Finished (3-9) Note: Double digit loss to bottom P5 team
FIU (3-7) - W 38-35 Finished (4-8) Note: Close home win to a team that lost to an FCS team
La Tech (7-3) - W 30-27 Finished (9-5) Note: Close win to a good team that beat P5 in bowl game
FAU (3-8) - W 31-28 Finished (3-9) Note: Close win to a bad FAU team on road
Finished the year 6-6 with 1 double digit FBS wins, 4 close wins, 1 blowout loss and 2 double digit losses to P5 teams.
2015:
Eastern Michigan (0-0) - W 38-34 Finished (1-11) Note: Close win against a bad team.
Norfolk St (0-1) - W 24-10 Finished (4-7) Note: Underwhelming win against a bad NSU team
NC State (2-0) - L 38-14 Finished (7-6) Note: BLOWOUT #1 at home to an average ACC team
App St (1-1) - L 49-0 Finished (11-2) Note: BLOWOUT #2 at home to a good App St team
Marshall (3-1) - L 27-7 Finished (10-3) Note: Almost a blowout
Charlotte (2-3) - W 37-34 Finished (2-10) Note: Comeback win at home against a bad Charlotte team
FIU (3-4) - L 41-12 Finished (5-7) Note: BLOWOUT #3 to FIU who finished with losing record
WKU (4-3) - L 55-30 Finished (12-2) Note: BLOWOUT #4 to a good WKU team
UTSA (1-7) - W 36-31 Finished (3-9) Note: Close road win against a bad UTSA team
UTEP (4-5) - W 31-21 Finished (5-7) Note: 10 pt home win to a below avg UTEP team
Southern Miss (7-3) - L 56-31 Finished (9-5) Note: BLOWOUT #5 to a good USM team
FAU (2-9) - L 31-28 Finished (3-9) Note: Close home loss to a bad FAU team
Finished the year 5-7 with 5 blowout losses and only 1 double digit win against an FBS team. 3 close wins
2016:
Hampton (0-0) - W 54-21 Finished (5-6) Note: Win over bad FCS Hampton team
App St (0-1) - L 31-7 Finished (10-3) Note: BLOWOUT #1 to a good App St team
NC State (1-1) - L 49-22 Finished (7-6) Note: BLOWOUT #2 at home to an average ACC team
UTSA (1-2) - W 33-19 Finished (6-7) Note: Double digit FBS win against avg UTSA team
Charlotte (1-3) - W 52-17 Finished (4-8) Note: Double digit FBS win against bad Charlotte team
UMass (1-4) - W 36-16 Finished (2-10) Note: Double digit FBS win against bad UMAss team
WKU (4-3) - L 59-24 Finished (11-3) Note: BLOWOUT #3 to a good WKU team
UTEP (2-5) - W 31-21 Finished (4-8) Note: Double digit win against a bad UTEP team
Marshall (2-6) - W 38-14 Finished (3-9) Note: Double digit win against a bad Marshall team
Southern Miss (5-4) - W 51-35 Finished (7-6) Note: Double digit win against a avg USM team
FAU (3-8) - W 42-24 Finished (3-9) Note: Double digit win against a bad FAU team
FIU (4-7) - W 42-28 Finished (4-8) Note: Double digit win against a bad FIU team
Eastern Michigan (7-5) - W 24-20 Finished (7-6) Note: Close win against a avg EMU team.
Finished the year 10-3 with 8 double digit wins against avg or bad FBS teams, 3 blowout losses and 1 close win in the bowl game against Eastern Michigan.
2017:
Albany (0-0) - W 31-17 Finished (4-7) Note: Win over bad FCS Albany team
UMass (0-2) - W 17-7 Currently (4-7) Note: Double digit FBS win against bad/avg UMAss team
UNC (0-2) - L 53-23 Finished (3-9) Note: BLOWOUT #1 at home to a bad ACC team
VT (3-0) - L 38-0 Currently (9-3) Note: BLOWOUT #2 to a good ACC team
FAU (2-3) - L 58-28 Currently (9-3) Note: BLOWOUT #3 to a good FAU team
Marshall (4-1) - L 35-3 Currently (7-5) Note: BLOWOUT #4 to a avg FAU team
WKU (4-2) - L 35-31 Currently (6-6) Note: Blown 4th qtr lead to an avg WKU team
NT (4-3) - L 45-38 Currently (9-3) Note: Blown 4th qtr lead to a good NT team
Charlotte (1-6) - W 6-0 Finished (1-11) Note: Close FBS win against bad Charlotte team
FIU (6-2) - W 37-30 Currently (7-4) Note: Close FBS win against avg FIU team
Rice (1-9) - W 45-42 Finished (1-11) Note: Close FBS win against bad Rice team
MTSU (5-6) - L 41-10 Finished (6-6) Note: BLOWOUT #5 to a avg MTSU team
Finished the year 5-7 with 5 blowout losses and only 1 double digit win against an FBS team. 3 close wins.
Summary 2014-2017 (not counting FCS wins)
14 Blowout losses
11 double digit FBS wins (8 coming in 2016 to mostly avg or bad teams)
10 close wins
3-14 against all teams that finished with winning records
1 double digit win against a team that finished with a winning record (USM, 2016)
Take this info as you will, but when you really look at the numbers. Bobby wilder and co are not getting it done.
2014:
Hampton (0-0) - W 41-28 Finished (3-9) Note: Game was closer than 4 of their FCS losses
NC State (1-0) - L 46-34 Finished (8-5) Note: IMO best game against P5, but still a double digit loss
Eastern Michigan (1-1) - W 17-3 Finished (2-10) Note: Rain and closer than it should have been
Rice (0-2) - W 45-42 Finished (8-5) Note: Good win but not a great win.
MTSU (2-2) - L 41-28 Finished (6-6) Note: Game was 24-7 in the 2nd, to big of a hole.
Marshall (4-0) - L 56-14 Finished (13-1) Note: BLOWOUT #1
UTEP (2-3) - L 42-35 Finished (7-6) Note: Lost against a C-USA team with losing record at the time
WKU (4-3) - L 61-55 Finished (8-5) Note: No defense shootout. Loss
Vanderbilt (2-6) - L 42-28 Finished (3-9) Note: Double digit loss to bottom P5 team
FIU (3-7) - W 38-35 Finished (4-8) Note: Close home win to a team that lost to an FCS team
La Tech (7-3) - W 30-27 Finished (9-5) Note: Close win to a good team that beat P5 in bowl game
FAU (3-8) - W 31-28 Finished (3-9) Note: Close win to a bad FAU team on road
Finished the year 6-6 with 1 double digit FBS wins, 4 close wins, 1 blowout loss and 2 double digit losses to P5 teams.
2015:
Eastern Michigan (0-0) - W 38-34 Finished (1-11) Note: Close win against a bad team.
Norfolk St (0-1) - W 24-10 Finished (4-7) Note: Underwhelming win against a bad NSU team
NC State (2-0) - L 38-14 Finished (7-6) Note: BLOWOUT #1 at home to an average ACC team
App St (1-1) - L 49-0 Finished (11-2) Note: BLOWOUT #2 at home to a good App St team
Marshall (3-1) - L 27-7 Finished (10-3) Note: Almost a blowout
Charlotte (2-3) - W 37-34 Finished (2-10) Note: Comeback win at home against a bad Charlotte team
FIU (3-4) - L 41-12 Finished (5-7) Note: BLOWOUT #3 to FIU who finished with losing record
WKU (4-3) - L 55-30 Finished (12-2) Note: BLOWOUT #4 to a good WKU team
UTSA (1-7) - W 36-31 Finished (3-9) Note: Close road win against a bad UTSA team
UTEP (4-5) - W 31-21 Finished (5-7) Note: 10 pt home win to a below avg UTEP team
Southern Miss (7-3) - L 56-31 Finished (9-5) Note: BLOWOUT #5 to a good USM team
FAU (2-9) - L 31-28 Finished (3-9) Note: Close home loss to a bad FAU team
Finished the year 5-7 with 5 blowout losses and only 1 double digit win against an FBS team. 3 close wins
2016:
Hampton (0-0) - W 54-21 Finished (5-6) Note: Win over bad FCS Hampton team
App St (0-1) - L 31-7 Finished (10-3) Note: BLOWOUT #1 to a good App St team
NC State (1-1) - L 49-22 Finished (7-6) Note: BLOWOUT #2 at home to an average ACC team
UTSA (1-2) - W 33-19 Finished (6-7) Note: Double digit FBS win against avg UTSA team
Charlotte (1-3) - W 52-17 Finished (4-8) Note: Double digit FBS win against bad Charlotte team
UMass (1-4) - W 36-16 Finished (2-10) Note: Double digit FBS win against bad UMAss team
WKU (4-3) - L 59-24 Finished (11-3) Note: BLOWOUT #3 to a good WKU team
UTEP (2-5) - W 31-21 Finished (4-8) Note: Double digit win against a bad UTEP team
Marshall (2-6) - W 38-14 Finished (3-9) Note: Double digit win against a bad Marshall team
Southern Miss (5-4) - W 51-35 Finished (7-6) Note: Double digit win against a avg USM team
FAU (3-8) - W 42-24 Finished (3-9) Note: Double digit win against a bad FAU team
FIU (4-7) - W 42-28 Finished (4-8) Note: Double digit win against a bad FIU team
Eastern Michigan (7-5) - W 24-20 Finished (7-6) Note: Close win against a avg EMU team.
Finished the year 10-3 with 8 double digit wins against avg or bad FBS teams, 3 blowout losses and 1 close win in the bowl game against Eastern Michigan.
2017:
Albany (0-0) - W 31-17 Finished (4-7) Note: Win over bad FCS Albany team
UMass (0-2) - W 17-7 Currently (4-7) Note: Double digit FBS win against bad/avg UMAss team
UNC (0-2) - L 53-23 Finished (3-9) Note: BLOWOUT #1 at home to a bad ACC team
VT (3-0) - L 38-0 Currently (9-3) Note: BLOWOUT #2 to a good ACC team
FAU (2-3) - L 58-28 Currently (9-3) Note: BLOWOUT #3 to a good FAU team
Marshall (4-1) - L 35-3 Currently (7-5) Note: BLOWOUT #4 to a avg FAU team
WKU (4-2) - L 35-31 Currently (6-6) Note: Blown 4th qtr lead to an avg WKU team
NT (4-3) - L 45-38 Currently (9-3) Note: Blown 4th qtr lead to a good NT team
Charlotte (1-6) - W 6-0 Finished (1-11) Note: Close FBS win against bad Charlotte team
FIU (6-2) - W 37-30 Currently (7-4) Note: Close FBS win against avg FIU team
Rice (1-9) - W 45-42 Finished (1-11) Note: Close FBS win against bad Rice team
MTSU (5-6) - L 41-10 Finished (6-6) Note: BLOWOUT #5 to a avg MTSU team
Finished the year 5-7 with 5 blowout losses and only 1 double digit win against an FBS team. 3 close wins.
Summary 2014-2017 (not counting FCS wins)
14 Blowout losses
11 double digit FBS wins (8 coming in 2016 to mostly avg or bad teams)
10 close wins
3-14 against all teams that finished with winning records
1 double digit win against a team that finished with a winning record (USM, 2016)
Take this info as you will, but when you really look at the numbers. Bobby wilder and co are not getting it done.